Course Module Topics

Designing and Enforcing Corporate Governance Programs for Public and Private Enterprises

• Understanding the main elements of corporate governance
• Understanding the risks of non-compliance
• Protecting the rights of minority shareholders
• Developing strategies to counter vested interests, asset stripping, and corporate waste of resources
• The role of corporate social responsibility in competitiveness

Module II:

Developing Corporate Governance Rules and Procedures

• Redesigning a corporation’s by-laws
• Conducting a general shareholder’s meeting
• Defining roles, responsibilities, and functions of the Board of Directors and committees
• Electing board members and committee positions
• Methods of achieving transparency in management and implementation of key company activities to include restructuring and share repurchasing

Module III:

Disclosure of Public and Private Utilities: Mechanisms for Legal, Financial, and Accounting Reporting

• Understanding the purpose and methods of disclosure
• Financial reporting and composition of disclosure material under the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
• Designing diligent auditing techniques and procedures
• Creating a dividend policy and a communications plan to shareholders
• Corporate governance requirements in order to access international finance

Module IV:

Integrating Regulatory Reform into the Long-Term Corporate Governance Strategy

• Developing corporate governance codes
• Balancing mandatory and voluntary regulatory structures
• Designing laws and regulations to govern the relationships among corporate managers, entrepreneurs, and investors
• Developing procedures to regulate securities markets and their impact on corporate governance

Module V:

Site Visits to Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance Specialists

Module VI:

Action Planning